Si un testigo es importante para un juicio, el juez puede pedirle que venga y hable. El juez se asegura de que el testigo esté protegido y no tenga problemas legales al ir.
Es como cuando tu amigo necesita ayuda para un proyecto escolar y te pide que vayas a su casa. Tú vas, pero necesitas asegurarte de que tus papás estén de acuerdo y que no haya nada que te impida ir.
Imagina que Juan fue testigo de un accidente de tráfico en Pensilvania. El juez decide que Juan debe testificar en el juicio. Se emite una orden que asegura que Juan pueda ir sin problemas legales y que regrese a casa después de hablar en el tribunal.
42 Pa.C.S. 5975 - Court Order (a) General rule.--If at the hearing the court determines: (1) that the witness may be material and necessary; (2) that his attending and testifying are not adverse to the interests of this Commonwealth or to the health or legal rights of the witness; (3) that the laws of the state in which he is requested to testify will give him protection from arrest and the service of civil and criminal process because of any act committed prior to his arrival in the state under the order; and (4) that as a practical matter the possibility is negligible that the witness may be subject to arrest or to the service of civil or criminal process in any state through which he will be required to pass; the court shall issue an order as provided in subsection (b). (b) Contents of order.--The order issued under subsection (a) shall have a copy of the certificate attached and shall contain language: (1) directing the witness to attend and testify; (2) directing the person having custody of the witness to produce him in the court where the criminal action is pending, or where the grand jury investigation is pending, at a time and place specified in the order; and (3) prescribing such conditions as the court shall determine. 42 Pa.C.S. 5976 - Terms And Conditions The order to the witness and to the person having custody of the witness shall provide for the return of the witness at the conclusion of his testimony, proper safeguards on his custody, and proper financial reimbursement or prepayment by the requesting jurisdiction for all expenses incurred in the production and return of the witness, and may prescribe such other conditions as the court thinks proper or necessary. The order shall not become effective until the judge of the state requesting the witness
Si no asistes a la cita, podrías enfrentar consecuencias legales, ya que el juez puede emitir una orden para obligarte a ir.
La ley asegura que no puedes ser arrestado por cosas que hiciste antes de llegar a testificar, siempre que el juez determine que estás protegido.
La jurisdicción que solicita tu testimonio debe cubrir todos los gastos que tengas para ir y regresar.
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